aMontanaView

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About me: I live south of Missoula, Montana on the west side of the Bitterroot valley. Many of my photos are taken here in western Montana, but also around the world. I love being outdoors. I hike, bike, fish, hunt, ski and ALWAYS take photos.
I use a Canon 7D and 5D Mark III (with a few lenses and tripods) and shoot in RAW. I process my photos into JPG with Adobe Lightroom with as few adjustments as possible.

Female Pileated Woodpecker - Dryocopus pileatus

Year-round resident of the Bitterroot Valley. These photos were taken north of Darby, Montana on the bank of the Bitterroot River in early April. A pair were flittering around in this area. When I got out of the boat and walked up-river, I saw this female excavating a nest cavity.